BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985
“Lover Come Back to Me” is a 1985 single by Dead or Alive, produced by Stock Aitken Waterman. It was taken from the band’s second album, Youthquake, and the single mix features slightly different instrumentation to the album version but is generally the same. The single peaked at #11 in the UK, #3 in South Africa, #21 in Germany, #13 in Australia and #75 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
The B-side to the single was “Far Too Hard”, a song from the band’s first album.
The single generally received positive reviews, being described as “appealing” by Ira Robbins while Ned Raggett of Allmusic said, “When Burns commands at the end of the chorus, ‘Kick it right down, right down!’ it’s as memorable as mass media pop of any stripe ever gets.”
As a bonus track I have included the “7” Bonus Mix” which I lifted from the U.S. 12″.
SIDE A:
Lover Come Back To Me (Extended Version) 5:23
Directed By [Director] – Mike Stock & Matt Aitken*
SIDE B:
Lover Come Back To Me (Extended Remix) 5:47
Remix – Zeus B. Held
Far Too Hard 4:33
Mixed By – Tim Palmer
Producer – Zeus B. Held
Written-By – Percy*, Burns*, Hussey*
Lover Come Back To Me (7″ Bonus Mix) 3:20
Directed By [Director] – Mike Stock & Matt Aitken*
Written-By – Dead Or Alive
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Lover Come Back To Me | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #75 |
| 1985 | Lover Come Back To Me | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #13 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic/Sony – 12・3P-659
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Japan
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Producer – Stock, Aitken & Waterman (tracks: A, B1)
Written-By – Dead Or Alive (tracks: A, B1)
Find the 12″ on DISCOGS
EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7ECC803-S Gold Electron Tube
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner
SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator
RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
